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Isle of Lobos de Terra.
did not land their Men; and that here they put a- shore all their Prisoners and Pilots. We knew this must be Captain Eaton's Ship which had done this, and by these circumstances we supposed he was gone to the East Indies, it being always designed by him. The Prisoners told us also, that since Captain Ea- ton was here, a small Bark had been off the Harbor, and taken a pair of Bark-logs fishing, and made the Fishermen bring aboard 20 or 30 Jars of fresh water. This we supposed was our Bark that was sent to the Lobos to seek Captain Eaton.
In the evening we came in with our Ships, and anchored before the Town in 10 fathom water, near a mile from the shore. Here we staid till the sixth day, in hopes to get a Ransom for the Town. Our Captains demanded 300 Packs of Flower, 3000 pound of Sugar, 25 Jars of Wine, and 1000 Jars of Water to be brought off to us; but we got nothing of it. Therefore Captain Swan ordered the Town to be fir'd, which was presently done. Then all our Men came aboard, and Captain Swan ordered the Bark which Captain Harris commanded to be burnt, because she did not sail well.
At night, when the Land Wind came off, we sailed from hence towards Lobos. The 10th day in the evening we saw a Sail bearing N. W. by N. as far as we could well discern her on our Deck. We im- mediately chased, separating our selves, the better to meet her in the night; but we mist her. There- fore the next morning we again trimmed sharp, and made the best of our way to the Lobos de la Mar.
The 14th day we had sight of the Island Lobos de Terra: it bore East from us; we stood in towards it, and betwixt 7 and 8 a clock in the night came to an anchor at the N. E. end of the Island in 14 fathom water. This Island at Sea is of an indifferent height, and appears like Lobos de la Mar. About a quarter of a mile from the North end there is a great hollow Rock